Three years ago, my niece Aiden was taken to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing. The doctor told her mom (my sister) that she probably had a cold, and sent her home.
A few hours later, her condition got worse. This time they tried urgent care and the doctors took a look at how sick she was and ran a diabetes test. The results were positive. At just 18-months old, Aiden was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
Worse still, she had actually gone into diabetic ketoacidosis and was immediately hooked up to an insulin drip to combat the toxic levels of glucose in her body. After a few harrowing days, she stabilized and was sent home.
Today, Aiden is a happy, outgoing girl who bravely undergoes daily monitoring and treatment for her illness. My sister and her husband Josh are now well educated on diabetes, and they work tirelessly to ensure Aiden's levels are as stable as possible.
They also started joining a walk for juvenile diabetes. And this year, on November 1, I'll be joining them. If you have extra money that you just don't know what to do with, you can put it to noble use by making a tax-deductible donation at Aiden's Web Page.
Thanks!
Brian
3 comments:
Brian
I hope you all have a wonderful walk. These events are inspiring and feel like a breath of fresh air. Partly that's because you see other folks with diabetes just dealing with it and getting on with living.
If you don't already know about it, TuDiabetes.com is a great resource for support and information about diabetes. For example they have a very active group for parents of children with type 1. I've been a member since the early days and it's a good group of folks.
thanks.
Yeah, that's awesome.
Post a Comment